ELON MUSK JUST REVOLUTIONIZED DESIGN FOREVER

After tweeting the idea of a real life hand gesture design printed in titanium, Elon Musk promised a video follow up this week. He lived up to that promise, tweeting out the video below. The era of 3D printing is here. See for yourself how this unreal, revolutionizing advancement in computer-human interactions will revolutionize industrial design as we know it.  via @elonmusk

BREAKING BAD WITH MIKE MITCHELL AT GALLERY 1988

Mike Mitchell and Breaking Bad fanboys rejoice. This illustration print, The Cooks, currently on display at Gallery 1988's group themed Breaking Bad show, is a cracker. And an edition of only 50. Show opened on August 20th, 2012 and runs through August 26th. See all the Breaking Bad work at the gallery which is located at 7020 North Melrose in Los Angeles.

(Below) "Blue Sky" Heisenberg Skull & Cross Bones vinyl by Tristan Eaton x Pretty in plastic 

INSTANT CLASSIC: BANKSY ROLLER ZORRO BRONZE SCULPTURE

Banksy puts his street art spin on the classic Zorro image. Who knew Zorro was such a painting badass? The Roller Zorro bronze statue of undetermined size is from an edition of 12, released this year.

Update (6/19/2012): All signs are pointing to one word on this one: FAKE! Should have been more suspect when the details on this statue were pretty scant.  Proof that this doesn't exist is evidenced by the behind photo added to 'BackerProjects' flckr page earlier today. And yes, we wish this was real, too.

image via BackerProjects (again, fake photoshop clowning)

'BYE BYE NORTH KOREA' BY JR

French street photographer JR took the world by storm with his ability to access remote places and capture its people perfectly. And his recent trip to North Korea is no exception (who knows how the hell he pulled that off). This may be his most stunning and defining work yet.

Here's JR's more playful, final shot from the least documented country in the world. You can find all his pictures from North Korea on his Instgram (@jr_artist) feed, btw. A must follow in our book. For the non Instagramers, JR posts new images regularly on his website, jr-art.net. Check it.

HOUSE OF THE RISING TESLA COILS

I can't get enough of this tripped out rendition of House of the Rising Sun performed on frickin Tesla Coils. Mind blown. Great song choice, too. via @rga

THIS SKATEBOARD PAINTS

Unreal skateboard mod by street artist D*Face. Spray paint equipped and computer controlled, skateboarders can now break two laws at once—and leave vivid trails in their wake. Spray on. Via The Jailbreak

STEPHEN COLBERT CAN ADD AWESOME COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER TO HIS RESUME

Northwestern's most famous alum, Stephen Colbert, returns to campus and delivers one of the greatest graduation speeches. Of. All. Time. It's a great rebound for a school trying to put their f&xk saw past behind them. Good luck, Northwestern Wildcats class of 2011.

Every college institution take note. This is how you inspire your graduates, with someone inspiring— intellectually and humanly.  I don't even remember mine. I think it was a state senator. Needless to say, it was not this. Via Open Culture

1,000 SPACE INVADERS SET FOR PARIS INVASION

Space Invader is a sneaky dude. This video for his latest exhibition (where 1,000 pieces will be on display) is hilarious in its law skirting, in-your-face, "try again next time" brevity. Great teaser and footage of the mysterious Invader at work. The music is a killer and sinister compliment. If you know the artist who created the music, please leave a comment.

Show opens June 7th at la galerie Le Feuvre / Paris Via Wooster Collective



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BETWEEN TWO MILK CARTONS WITH BERT AND ANDY SAMBERG

Bert interviews Andy Samberg on Conversations with Bert, airing on Sesame Street. Great send up of the ever popular Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis. It's also a great way to get kids drinking milk.

I've gotta hand it to Bert. He asks some really introspective and imaginative questions. We learn about Andy's pet turtle, jet packs, socks, pigeons, gravity and depressing Russian novelists. Via Portable and HolyKaw

HANKSY BANKSY HOMAGE: THE SEQUEL

"Catch Me If You Can," by Hanksy. Spotted in Soho, NY.

Everybody's favorite American actor is slowly becoming synonymous with Banksy based solely on the similarity in name spelling. Gotta enjoy some stupid fun every once in awhile. This is the most I've liked Tom Hanks since Cast Away. Via woostercollective

Above image based off the Girl with the Red Balloon image by Banksy (below)

YOU ARE NOW ENTERING SOCIAL MEDIA HELL

Good buddy of mine recently updated Dante's Internet to reflect all the inanities of Social Media. He's dubbed it Social Media Hell. And if you're an offender of its various hellish aspects, HOP, take a step back, and slow your role. Great stuff, Taylor LeCroy. Via @Taylorlecroy

Design based off of @ohhistop Sinner & Saint design.

CRACKADE GOES TO ART CHICAGO 2011

Spent a healthy 3 1/2 hours checking out over 200 galleries (not sure on the number) on the enormous 12th floor of the Merchandise Mart. As you may have heard, Shepard Fairey—better known as Obey Giant—has been popping up around Chicago, pasting up his most recent work from his  'Revolutions' exhibition through the Robert Berman Gallery. The bizarre part, he nor the gallery were listed in any of the Art Chicago materials. Needless to say, it took a little while to find the gallery because most of the workers had no clue what I was talking about. Go figure. Regardless, it was badass seeing it all in person.

So like I said, there was a lot of stuff. I took pictures of whatever looked fresh, interesting or just down right bizarre.  Overall, it was a solid showing, but lacked a lot of street art aside from the Obey Giants and a Mr Brainwash. Surprised I didn't see one Banksy on display.

Shot pictures using my iPhone 4 camera as well as Hipstamatic and Instagram apps. I think the quality is alright with me.

Favorite of the Show: Renaud Delorme,  Mixed Media.
(Above) Shotgun shells, tennis balls, yarn, cassette tapes and other collected artifacts
(Below) Patchwork, electric toy racetrack, pill bottles.

 World Currency Butterflies by Erica Harrsh. These were Hand Painted if you can believe that.

 (Above) Ryan Humphrey
(Below) Mr Brainwash "Madonna"

 (Above) Obey Giant Album Covers. Framed editions of 8

 (Above and Below) Yi-Hsin Tzeng

 (Above) Sarah Palin Stamps.

 (Above) Victor Sydorenko
(Below) Detail shot of the above piece.

 (Above) Kelly Ratchford
(Below) Christina Nederberger. Acrylic on Plexiglass 'Chandelier'

 (Above) Warhol
(Below) Ed Valentine

 (Above) Horse Drawn Hummer Carriage

 (Above) Peggy Kouroumalos
(Below) Christy Langer. Creepiest thing I saw all day.

 (Above) Arno Elias

 (Above and Below) Bates Wilson

 (Above) Most unique way of selling art: Threaten to destroy it. Part of the NEXT section of Art Chicago, this gallery placed a time limit on each piece. If no one offered atleast minimum wage x the amount of time it took to create the piece of art, well, then, it gets the ax. This one was saved for $80 dollars

Obey Giant hanging from the lobby of The Merchandise Mart. Balling.

WAKA FLOCKA CAUSES NAPPING 2 YEAR OLD TO PARTY

This kid is having the best nap ever. And he knows it.  Via @Buzzfeed

D*FACE YOUR LICHTENSTEIN

Timeless pop artist Roy Lichtenstein gets remixed by street art wise guy D*Face in a morbid, yet captivating way. Located in Los Angeles in conjunction with his show, Going Nowhere Fast, which opened last week at the Corey Helford Gallery. Via Unurth

Located on Washington Blvd in Culver City, Los Angeles

BACON BAZOOKA (THIS IS NOT A DREAM)

Well, this guy has done it. He has achieved the American Dream; combining gluttony and firepower. Oh, and it shoots summer sausage. God bless your Monday survival. Via: tfir by way of buzzfeed

CELEBRITIES THROW DOWN THEIR BEST BEASTIE BOYS IMPRESSIONS

Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 is out on May 3. To help get the word out, the Beastie Boys enlisted every star imaginable to impersonate them in this spoof trailer "Fight For Your Right- Revisited."

Starring: Will Ferrell, Danny McBride (AKA Kenny Powers), Susan Sarandon, Ted Danson, Seth Rogen, Jack Black, John C. Reilly + more. Via: BoingBoing

LESSONS IN SIMPLICITY: PICTOGRAM MOVIE POSTERS

It's not just the execution, but the simplicity of the idea that creates the greatest impact. Swedish designer Victor Hertz's series of Pictogram movie posters proves that putting a new spin on something old can generate pretty fresh results. 

As Picasso said, "Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing." Victor demonstrates that point quite well—and in what could very well end up being an endless amount of executions. Via Fubiz


The entire poster series (26 and counting) is available to view and purchase here

KRAFT MAC & TWEESE

Yesterday, a flurry of new Mac & Cheese work started appearing on the internet. Each ad was inspired by a random person's Tweet about Mac & Cheese, then turned into a :30 second commercial. All shot and edited on the spot and released to the public to consume. Great use of Twitter and turning a simple tweet into something larger than 140 characters could have ever imagined.

And on top of that, my good friend—and very funny human being—Kent Carmichael made these. He's a copywriter and a great person to have on your kickball team or dodge ball team, apparently.  He's also a big UK Wildcats (Final Four bound) fan, so he's got a lot going for him right now. Way to go Kent!

BEATBOXER BEATS UP THE PIXIES "WHERE IS MY MIND?"

Beats by The Petebox  Via @buzzfeed

FRIDAY MASHED WITH THE MOVIE FRIDAY

A much more tolerable version of the infamously—and annoyingly—catchy "Friday," by Rebecca Black. The song now tells the story of the movie Friday, starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. Try not to cover your ears. It's Friday! (Via @bescka)